Gaya: Privtae operator IndiGo will be soon introducing flights on Gaya-Delhi and Gaya-Kolkata-Chennai routes. The airlines has made a formal request to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for permission to operate the Delhi flight in the evening.
The Gaya-Kolkata- Chennai proposal is said to be in the planning stage. As of now, Gaya airport has facilities for a single shift eight-hour operation. The evening slot demanded by the airlines will mean that if approved, the airport will have to operate in two shifts. Earlier, the IndiGo wanted a slot between 1 to 2 in the afternoon. The request was denied as the airport is overworked during that period.
According to AAI sources, the private airliner wants the flight to be scheduled for departure from Delhi between 6.30 -7.00 pm and the return flight between 8.30 -9.00 the same evening. If everything goes as per schedule, the operation will begin on February 5, 2020. Pre-operation formalities and paperwork is being done.
Airport director Dilip Kumar said that the CISF has already sanctioned additional forces for two shifts. The director hoped that deputation of additional forces by the CISF will be soon made.
Altogether 160 CISF personnel of different ranks are deployed at the airport. An additional of about 100 personnel are required for two shift operation. Sources also say that the AAI needs another 25 officials including those skilled in Air Traffic Control (ATC), communication navigation and fire-fighting etc for a two shift operation. Regular personnel to man these important positions are required and this cannot be outsourced, said an AAI official.
23/12/19 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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The Gaya-Kolkata- Chennai proposal is said to be in the planning stage. As of now, Gaya airport has facilities for a single shift eight-hour operation. The evening slot demanded by the airlines will mean that if approved, the airport will have to operate in two shifts. Earlier, the IndiGo wanted a slot between 1 to 2 in the afternoon. The request was denied as the airport is overworked during that period.
According to AAI sources, the private airliner wants the flight to be scheduled for departure from Delhi between 6.30 -7.00 pm and the return flight between 8.30 -9.00 the same evening. If everything goes as per schedule, the operation will begin on February 5, 2020. Pre-operation formalities and paperwork is being done.
Airport director Dilip Kumar said that the CISF has already sanctioned additional forces for two shifts. The director hoped that deputation of additional forces by the CISF will be soon made.
Altogether 160 CISF personnel of different ranks are deployed at the airport. An additional of about 100 personnel are required for two shift operation. Sources also say that the AAI needs another 25 officials including those skilled in Air Traffic Control (ATC), communication navigation and fire-fighting etc for a two shift operation. Regular personnel to man these important positions are required and this cannot be outsourced, said an AAI official.
23/12/19 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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